Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Mr. Qiu, this way please."

The junior officer led Qiu Yu up the mountain, pointing the way as they went.

As Qiu Yu ascended the mountain, he saw that Liangshan was heavily armed, with its three passes in perfect order. The guards along the way were all in high spirits, and the people he passed by all had smiles on their faces and greeted the soldiers who led him up the mountain in familiar tones.

All of this greatly shocked Qiu Yu.

Is this a knock-off?

This is clearly a city!

A city that is very safe, and where the military and civilians live in harmony!

This was also a scene that Qiu Yu had longed for.

But what he didn't expect was that he would see a scene that he had never seen in normal places in the Song Dynasty in a bandit's den.

It really leaves one speechless.

"Brother, why don't these people seem afraid of you? And they even seem quite familiar with you?"

Qiu Yu asked the junior officer.

"Afraid? Why would Mr. Qiu ask that?"

The junior officer had some doubts:

“Aren’t we soldiers all from the common people? I was also a refugee who fled to the mountains before joining the army. The chieftain always said that the soldiers of Liangshan are the sons and daughters of the people of Liangshan.”

"The chieftain also said that soldiers come from the people, so they must serve the people. That's why the people aren't afraid of us."

Qiu Yu fell silent.

Because he didn't know how to evaluate what Ren Yuan said.

Logically speaking, Ren Yuan was right, and Qiu Yu felt that it was indeed the right thing to do.

But morally speaking, isn't it inappropriate for a bandit to say such things? What are you trying to do? Are you planning to rebel?

Qiu Yu's mindset was very conflicted. As he walked to the strategist's place, he happened to see Kong Yijin and others coming out with happy faces.

"Brother Qiu, you have to do a good job too!"

"Brother Qiu! The time has come for us to show our skills!"

It's unclear what positions Liangshan assigned to them, but Qiu Yu saw that Kong Yijin and the others looked eager to try.

"Thank you for your kind words, fellow students!"

Qiu Yu bowed to the others to say goodbye, and then followed the junior officer into the strategist's office.

"I, a junior scholar, have met several strategists, Chief Xiao, and... this chief."

Upon entering, Qiu Yu discovered that there were quite a few people in the strategist's office.

Xiao Rang had met them before. Among the remaining people he didn't recognize, four were dressed as Taoist priests, one as a scholar, and the last one was dressed in a martial arts outfit.

So he quickly bowed his head in greeting.

But strangely, after he finished speaking, no one spoke for a long time, which puzzled him. What was going on? Why was no one paying attention to him?

So he quietly looked up, wanting to see what was going on.

This simple act caused everyone in the room to start smiling at him, which was rather eerie.

"Strategists, what are you doing?"

Qiu Yu felt a chill on his back.

"Brother Qiu, right? Come, come, let me introduce you."

The well-dressed, very lean man suddenly smiled, walked over to Qiu Yu, and put his arm around his shoulder.

"This is our Liangshan's Divine Strategist Zhu, this is the Cloud Dragon Gongsun, this is the Illusionary Demon Lord Qiao, and this is the Golden Sword Gentleman Li."

First, Shi Qian introduced the four men in Taoist robes to Qiu Yu.

Qiu Yu was also startled, because he was familiar with the names of the first three people. According to the stone tablets passed down from Liangshan, these three were the Giant Gate, Lu Cun, and Lian Zhen of the Big Dipper.

What surprised him was the man behind him, Mr. Jin Jian, because according to intelligence, this was Wang Qing's strategist!

When Wang Qing accepted the imperial pardon, this man's fate was said to be unknown. Unexpectedly, he was actually at Liangshan.

"This is Liu Zhibo, the military advisor."

Liu Min! He's also one of Wang Qing's men! How come he's in Liangshan too?!

Qiu Yu could hardly believe his eyes.

"My name is Shi Qian, commander of the Liangshan Sky Curtain Legion."

Shi Qian patted Qiu Yu on the shoulder.

“I’m not as cultured as the strategists. I’m just an intelligence officer, right, Mr. Qiu Yu?”

"Chief Shi is joking..."

Qiu Yu thought Shi Qian was just being enthusiastic and was thinking of returning the courtesy, but he was only halfway through when he suddenly realized something was wrong!

Just now, Shi Qian used his real name!

"Chief Shi, what, what grudge..."

"Qiu Yu was a native of Yidu, Qingzhou. He became a Jinshi in the third year of the Daguan era. He initially served as the magistrate of Dengcheng County. Later, because of his uprightness and outspokenness, he offended powerful figures and was demoted to a commoner. Am I right, Mr. Qiu?"

Shi Qian looked at Qiu Yu and said very calmly.

"You, how do you know?"

Qiu Yu was shocked. He never expected that before he could even infiltrate Liangshan, someone would find out all about him.

"Liangshan Tianmu, acting on my brother's orders, is responsible for monitoring the world. A year ago, my brother had me collect information on all the young scholars who passed the imperial examinations from the Daguan era to the present."

Shi Qian released Qiu Yu and, with a sudden leap, sat on the crossbeam of the roof of the strategist's office, swinging his legs and looking down at Qiu Yu.

"Your name, Qiu Yu, was something my brother warned me about before. I never expected you to deliver yourself to my doorstep."

"What? Ren Yuan mentioned me?"

Qiu Yu was greatly shocked. He was not a famous person in the Song Dynasty, and could even be said to be unknown. How could a bandit know his name?

“My brother is the reincarnation of the Ziwei Emperor. He was born with knowledge, and all the heroes and great men in the world are in his heart.”

"Mr. Qiu, my brother's evaluation of you is that you are a hidden gem in the officialdom and a key minister who safeguards the country. That's a very high evaluation."

Qiu Yu was shocked again; he never expected Ren Yuan to evaluate him in this way!

"Wait, how did you find me?"

What Qiu Yu couldn't understand was why his disguise was exposed so quickly!

"Your exam paper."

Zhu Wu waved the exam paper in his hand and said with a smile.

"It must be said that Mr. Qiu's philosophy of governing the country is very good, but the flaws he deliberately exposed in order to hide his shortcomings are too low-level, which makes the article suspicious."

"Plus this name, Qiu Yu, only one character was changed, and the pronunciation is so similar. He's also from Qingzhou. Mr. Qiu, this isn't how a spy should act!"

"It turns out that I was too clever for my own good."

Upon hearing Zhu Wu's words, Qiu Yu gave a bitter smile. So that's how it is. He had no reason to lose.

"Mr. Qiu, are you here to spy on Liangshan? Is this some kind of imperial decree?"

Gongsun Sheng asked Qiu Yu.

"No, I came by myself. Shi Wenbin, the new magistrate of Yuncheng, is my dear brother. I came to help him."

Qiu Yu confessed directly, mainly because he had no more cards to play, and there was no point in continuing to hold on.

Anyway, he was just a commoner clerk, so there was no harm in telling them about it.

"The court is really wasting such a talented person's potential by making him a secretary."

Qiao Daoqing made a sarcastic remark.

"Master Daoist, my elder brother, Shi Wenbin, is a man of both virtue and talent..."

Hearing Qiao Daoqing say that, Qiu Yu was displeased. "My brother is no nobody. He's very capable!"

But before he could finish speaking, Shi Qian interrupted him:

"Mr. Qiu, Shi Wenbin, right? I know him. My brother also said that Shi Wenbin is alright."

"End?"

Qiu Yu looked at Shi Qian in disbelief. How could Ren Yuan's evaluation of Shi Wenbin be so low?

"It's over. Mr. Qiu, do you think my brother would give such a high evaluation to just anyone? With anyone else, the evaluation would be terrible! Or rubbish!"

Shi Qian was delighted. It was truly remarkable that Shi Wenbin, who shared the same surname as him, could receive a "not bad" evaluation from his brother.

It's worth noting that there aren't many court officials who can be praised by their elder brother.

Over the years, if I remember correctly, my brother only praised a handful of people, including Zong Ze, "the pillar of the nation and the Great Wall of the Central Plains"; Liu Fa, "the soul of the Western Army and a great weapon of the nation"; and Zhang Shuye, "the conscience of the Song Dynasty and a dragon on the water".

Qiu Yu and Shi Wenbin were both among the people praised by their brother, so Tianmu would naturally investigate them thoroughly.

Qiu Yu fell silent. Although it was a compliment from a bandit, it was indeed hard to be angry when someone praised you.

"So, what do you plan to do with me?"

Qiu Yu countered with a question to the crowd.

"How about we send it to Mr. Wen? I remember Mr. Wen wrote to me last time saying that he was short of people."

Liu Min offered his opinion, knowing full well Wen Huanzhang's position in Liangshan: the head of the Liangshan civil officials, currently stationed on Jeju Island.

"Row."

After listening, the group nodded in agreement, agreeing that it was a good idea.

You're here to be a spy, right? Okay, then don't go back yet, get to work!

"Brother Shi Qian, I'm in trouble."

Zhu Wu told Shi Qian that before Qiu Yu could react, he felt someone approaching from behind with the sound of wind!

"Bang~"

A karate chop landed squarely on his neck. Qiu Yu felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, the world spinning around him. Before he could utter a single word, he fell straight to the ground!

"Snapped!"

Shi Qian caught him around the waist; after all, he was a very useful person, and he couldn't just fall to the ground like that.

"Strategist, shall I take him to the navy to board a boat now?"

“Go, take the next available ship to Jeju Island.”

Zhu Wu and others expressed their desire to become spies.

Sure, let's go to Jeju Island and work for the mountain stronghold first!

Since we're already in Jeju Island, whether or not we're spies or not doesn't really matter...